Document.. Spain announces the first day of Eid al-Fitr

In Australia, astronomical calculations were relied upon, so that it was decided that the crescent could not be seen on Thursday evening, and in the Sultanate of Brunei (it was not proven that the Shawwal crescent was sighted on Thursday evening).

As for Japan, it is the same as in each of Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea and New Zealand, that is, the sighting of the crescent of Shawwal on Thursday evening is not confirmed.

Several countries announced that the sighting of the crescent of the month of Shawwal for the year 1444 AH / 2023 CE has been confirmed, and accordingly, Friday will be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr for them.

Indonesia, Malaysia and the Sultanate of Brunei announced that Eid al-Fitr will be on Saturday, April 22, due to the lack of evidence of seeing the crescent this Thursday evening.

The International Astronomy Center said, through its Twitter account, that the authorities representing Muslims in Australia, Thailand, Singapore and Japan announced on Saturday the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.

Turkey announced Friday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, and Eid prayers will be performed in mosques in the capital, Ankara, at 06:34, in Istanbul at 06:49, and Izmir at 06:59.

And the Anatolia Agency quoted the astronomer in the Supreme Committee for Religious Affairs at the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey, Humaira Nur Işlik, as saying that the crescent of the month of Shawwal will begin to appear from the continents of Africa and Europe, starting from the beginning of the next night, which connects Thursday to Friday.

The Great Mosque of Paris in France also announced the date of the first day of Eid al-Fitr 2023 in France, provided that it will be on Friday, April 21.

And the European Council for Fatwa and Research announced that the accurate astronomical calculations for the crescent of the month of Shawwal for the year 1444 AH confirm that the conjunction will be at 04:13 according to the standard universal time (Greenwich) on Thursday (20) April / 2023 AD corresponding to 29 Ramadan 1444 AH, which corresponds to the time 07: 13 According to the local time of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and accordingly, it can be seen on Thursday (20) April (with the naked eye in North America and the northern and central parts of South America in the case of clear atmosphere and using a telescope, and in western Africa and Europe with telescopes and monitoring devices). Friday, the first month of Shawwal (Eid Al-Fitr) for the year 1444 AH.